Save This Species: Bull Kelp • The Revelator Warming oceans and changing marine ecosystems threaten this spectacular, canopy-forming kelp that creates underwater habitats and food sources for many other organisms.

Today is #BullKelpDay, which provides an opportunity to showcase the importance of this threatened oceanic species — and what people can do to help — as warming oceans and a wasting disease throw ecosystems out of whack. https://therevelator.org/save-this-species-bull-kelp/

This week in our Dr. Green column -- an environmentalist feels unheard by their therapist, so we take a look at the therapist-client relationship for the best therapy outcome. @therevelator.org therevelator.org/dr-green-the...

Insects Are Disappearing — Here’s How to Help • The Revelator The world depends on healthy insect populations. As climate change and other threats cause their declines, simple actions can give them a much-needed boost.

Significant declines in insect populations may sound like good news, but trust me, it isn't. We need bugs! therevelator.org/insects-disa...

How Cryptocurrency Mining Could Threaten South America’s Wetlands and Dry Forests • The Revelator A law signed by the Trump administration could boost global crypto demand, increasing pressure on hydropower-rich countries like Brazil and Paraguay.

How Cryptocurrency Mining Could Threaten South America’s Wetlands and Dry Forests

A law signed by the Trump administration could boost global crypto demand, increasing pressure on hydropower-rich countries like Brazil and Paraguay.

therevelator.org/cryptocurren...

Check out our latest environmental book column. therevelator.org/environmenta...

That’s An Opalescent Nudibranch! (Or Is It?) — Our Wild Puget Sound Originally published by The Revelator

"“I know what you are.”

Except… the ocean has a way of revealing that certainty is often just a placeholder.

Because this animal has lived a double life inside human language..."

@oceanhoptimism.org | @therevelator.org

Dr. Green: The Therapist-Patient Relationship • The Revelator This week an environmentalist feels unheard by their therapist, so we’ll take a look at the therapist-client relationship for the best therapy outcome.

A reader’s question to our advice column offers a chance to establish a baseline for environmentalists (or anyone else) seeking therapy. therevelator.org/dr-green-therapist-patie...

Insects Are Disappearing — Here’s How to Help • The Revelator The world depends on healthy insect populations. As climate change and other threats cause their declines, simple actions can give them a much-needed boost.

Scientists say we’re facing an “insect apocalypse” as a growing body of research shows drastic declines in their numbers around the world.

As you can probably imagine, that's very, very bad.

Read how you can help in the latest from @therevelator.org. ⬇️

Insects Are Disappearing — Here’s How to Help • The Revelator The world depends on healthy insect populations. As climate change and other threats cause their declines, simple actions can give them a much-needed boost.

Insects Are Disappearing — Here’s How to Help therevelator.org/insects-disappearing-how...

From Night Howlers to Shape Shifters: Grizzled Is a Very Different Wildlife Field Guide • The Revelator Wildlife journalist Jason Bittel’s new book is a wild ride (and a love letter) to some of North America’s most misunderstood (and amazing) animals.

My wide-ranging conversation with wildlife journalist @bittelmethis.bsky.social about his excellent new book, GRIZZLED: therevelator.org/grizzled/

From Night Howlers to Shape Shifters: Grizzled Is a Very Different Wildlife Field Guide • The Revelator Wildlife journalist Jason Bittel’s new book is a wild ride (and a love letter) to some of North America’s most misunderstood (and amazing) animals.

The Revelator spoke with author Jason Bittel about his new book, where the title comes from — it’s not an ode to grizzly bears — and what he hopes readers will take away from it.

Check out the latest from @therevelator.org, our news and ideas initiative. ⬇️

From Night Howlers to Shape Shifters: Grizzled Is a Very Different Wildlife Field Guide • The Revelator Wildlife journalist Jason Bittel’s new book is a wild ride (and a love letter) to some of North America’s most misunderstood (and amazing) animals.

Wildlife journalist Jason Bittel’s new book is a wild ride (and a love letter) to some of North America’s most misunderstood (and amazing) animals. https://therevelator.org/grizzled/

Cayuga Lake enters 'The Twilight Zone' -- thanks to pollution and climate change: https://therevelator.org/toxic-algae-cayuga-lake/

Do you have questions for our "Dr. Green" environmental psychology column? Here's how: https://therevelator.org/dr-green-staying-active/

Save This Species: Bull Kelp • The Revelator Warming oceans and changing marine ecosystems threaten this spectacular, canopy-forming kelp that creates underwater habitats and food sources for many other organisms.

Bull kelp is an annual species of marine algae that resides in temperate (cold) ocean waters and can grow up to 60 feet in one season, accumulating biomass via photosynthesis faster than most other organisms on Earth.

Warming oceans threaten its survival. The latest from @therevelator.org ⬇️

Save This Species: Bull Kelp • The Revelator Warming oceans and changing marine ecosystems threaten this spectacular, canopy-forming kelp that creates underwater habitats and food sources for many other organisms.

Save This Species: Bull Kelp https://therevelator.org/save-this-species-bull-kelp/

Lawsuit to strip endangered species protections from #Florida scrub jays has national ramifications. My @floridaphoenix.com column, republished by @therevelator.org : therevelator.org/florida-scru...

The Work Behind the Win: The Long, Collective Effort Behind the Moments Conservation Celebrates • The Revelator Conservation victories often look like moments. In reality they’re the visible tip of years — sometimes decades — of work, and we all too often fail to recognize the people responsible.

How we tell conservation success stories shapes the culture of the field.
And who stays in it.
Conservation is an ecosystem of effort.
Interconnected. Interdependent.
When credit narrows, something important gets lost.
New essay in @therevelator.org : The Work Behind the Win.

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Florida Scrub Jays: A Landowner’s Lawsuit Has National Ramifications https://therevelator.org/florida-scrub-jays-lawsuit/

Dr. Green: How to Stay Environmentally Active at Any Age • The Revelator Navigating the journey through life means stopping sometimes to reflect upon where we’ve been — and where we go next.

Welcome to the third installment of @therevelator.org's “Dr. Green’s Emotional Rescue,” a column aimed at helping environmentalists navigate the emotional and mental-health challenges of working toward a greener, healthier planet.

Check it out.⬇️

I have an extinction-themed haiku in the 60th anniversary issue of Space & Time Magazine -- out today on multiple platforms (with more coming). books2read.com/u/b66vA0

This question to our Dr. Green column is resonating with readers this morning:

"Now in my 70s with some physical limitations ... I often feel frustrated as to how I can best DO SOMETHING! ... What else can I do to make a difference?" therevelator.org/dr-green-sta...

Dr. Green: How to Stay Environmentally Active at Any Age • The Revelator Navigating the journey through life means stopping sometimes to reflect upon where we’ve been — and where we go next.

Dr. Green: How to Stay Environmentally Active at Any Age https://therevelator.org/dr-green-staying-active/

This Is What Community-Powered Restoration Looks Like • The Revelator Volunteers turned out in force to welcome beavers back to degraded mountain meadows.

Volunteers turned out in force to welcome beavers back to degraded mountain meadows. #internationalbeaverday https://therevelator.org/community-powered-restoration/

After Toxic Algae Blooms, Cayuga Lake Enters ‘The Twilight Zone’ • The Revelator Residents and vacationers flock to this New York lake each summer, but the water carries something harmful — and the community is fighting back.

I met "Twilight Zone" creator Rod Serling's widow, Carol, several times while I was writing horror fiction -- before transitioning to environmental journalism. When @jgasspoore.bsky.social pitched me this story for @therevelator.org, I knew I had to publish it: therevelator.org/toxic-algae-...

The Work Behind the Win: The Long, Collective Effort Behind the Moments Conservation Celebrates • The Revelator Conservation victories often look like moments. In reality they’re the visible tip of years — sometimes decades — of work, and we all too often fail to recognize the people responsible.

What looks like a breakthrough is almost always the accumulation of countless small, stubborn steps forward.

Conservation wins don’t just happen. They’re built—over time, by many, often unseen.

A deeper look at the ecosystem of effort behind every “overnight” success. 🌊

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After Toxic Algae Blooms, Cayuga Lake Enters ‘The Twilight Zone' • The Revelator Residents and vacationers flock to this New York lake each summer, but the water carries something harmful -- and the community is fighting back.

After Toxic Algae Blooms, Cayuga Lake Enters ‘The Twilight Zone’ therevelator.org/toxic-algae-cayuga-lake/

The Work Behind the Win: The Long, Collective Effort Behind the Moments Conservation Celebrates • The Revelator Conservation victories often look like moments. In reality they’re the visible tip of years — sometimes decades — of work, and we all too often fail to recognize the people responsible.

People don't go into #conservation or climate work for recognition ... but it still helps. Here's why it matters and how to make it happen: https://therevelator.org/work-behind-the-win/

How Cryptocurrency Mining Could Threaten South America’s Wetlands and Dry Forests • The Revelator A law signed by the Trump administration could boost global crypto demand, increasing pressure on hydropower-rich countries like Brazil and Paraguay.

Illegal gold mining in the Amazon rainforest has been a longstanding environmental problem. Legal cryptocurrency mining in the Amazon is something new: therevelator.org/cryptocurrency-mining-th...